Joining the Conversation: Environmental Justice in Minnesota

Joining the Conversation: Environmental Justice in Minnesota

Local artists also attended the community conversation and created a beautiful display of the speakers and their causes. Minnesota has long been known as a leader in tackling climate change and last night Congresswoman Ilhan Omar lead the way at a community...

Welcome School Partnership Coordinator Jordyn Ryan!

Youth Farm is excited to welcome our first School Partnership Coordinator Jordyn Ryan! Jordyn joined the Youth Farm team as a 9 year old participant in the West Side Program. Through the years she has taken on many roles at Youth Farm including roles as a Project LEAD...

Congratulations Jesus!

Youth Farm is excited to announce Jesus Perez as our new Manager of South Minneapolis Programs! Jesus has been involved in the Lyndale Youth Farm Program for over 10 years as a youth participant, Project LEAD staff, and South Minneapolis Farm Steward.  As part of the...

Cooking Up A Storm

The Youth Farmers in our Humboldt/OWL cooking class have been cooking up a storm every Monday and Wednesday, so you can thank them for the snow! We recently made a big batch of Korean Black Noodles and rolled a bunch of sushi. Good food, good...

Wellstone cooking class has begun!

The St. Paul team of farm stewards, interns, and LEAD are up and running in the Wellstone kitchen, to start up our community cooking class. Last week we made a big pot of vegetarian chili, corn bread, and an apple pie! All are welcome to join the class, every Tuesday...

Final Fall Harvest on the West Side

The crazy warm weather has allowed for harvesting produce far into fall. We have harvested the last of our kale, peppers, winter squash, radishes, kohlrabi, and collard greens. A work group from Conservation Corps joined us early on a Saturday to harvest 120 pounds of...